Belarus
Poland closes border with Belarus amid migrant crisis
Poland has closed a border crossing along its eastern border with Belarus as Minsk warned Warsaw against "any provocations" amid a continuing migration crisis...
Poland warns large migrant group may try to enter from Belarus
Poland is stepping up security at its border with Belarus as tensions at its eastern border may intensify on Monday as hundreds of migrants gathering...
Belgium PM says all EU states must help handle migration
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo said on Friday all European Union countries must act in solidarity to be able to handle the rising...
EU weighs further sanctions on Belarus over illegal migrants
The European Union will discuss on Monday further economic sanctions on Belarus, including on airlines to increase pressure on President Alexander Lukashenko, whom it...
Poland plans border wall with Belarus
The Polish Council of Ministers has approved a draft law to build a high, solid barrier with a monitoring system and motion sensors at...
More Syrians and Afghans entering EU via Western Balkans
EU border agency Frontex said on Thursday the number of migrants illegally entering the European Union by crossing the Western Balkans has almost doubled...
Six countries urge EU not to stop deportations to Afghanistan
Six EU member states have sent a letter to the bloc's executive warning against halting deportations of unsuccessful Afghan asylum seekers despite major advances...
Exiled Belarus activist found hanged in Ukraine, police open murder case
Belarusian activist living in exile in Ukraine was found hanged in a park near his home in Kyiv early on Tuesday, and Ukrainian police...
Belarus Olympic athlete seeks asylum, enters Poland’s embassy in Tokyo
Belarusian Olympic sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya is seeking asylum in Europe after walking into Poland's embassy in Japan on Monday, a day after refusing to...
EU to blacklist 86 Belarus officials and companies
The European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell said the EU will impose travel bans and asset freezes on 86 Belarusian individuals and companies...